Irish Family History and Genealogy Podcast
with curious news and notes from Ireland.
From the Hedge School at www.Irishroots.com

Show 145 Advance ReleaseAmong Todays Topics at the Hedge School:

1) Family of the Day: O’Loughlin
2) Irish Families in China
3) Eagles on the coast of Ireland
4) One minute podcast: The fall of the bards
5) Clare is the County of the month
6) Conway family sets a record with 6 !
7) Searching for Neylon, Traynor, Nolan and O’Malley

Todays Topics: 1:00
Notes from Mike: 2:00
One Minute Podcast: 4:00
Book of the Month: 6:30
The Magnificent Seven: 9:30
Irish Name of the Day: 11:30
Sources: 15:30
Websites of the Week: 16:30
Curious News and Notes: 18:30

Total Time: 25:50
Our Enhanced podcast with photos and links is also free at:http://www.irishroots.com/content/view/103/156/
_________________________________________________________Notes This Week:
What’s happening today at the Irish Roots Cafe

1) We finished up our first Hedge Row Workshops and are
now planning the next. We had Genealogy, Language
and song at the first one. Already have another planned
for music on the 27th of February.

2) More of our books are on the way to Gould Genealogy
down Australia way – many thanks to all you folks down under
for the support of our Irish family publications.
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One Minute Podcast
Let’s take a listen to one of our 8 other podcast series.
Covering Song; Recitation; Travel; History; Irish-America;
or Irish language.

Todays Podcast extract is from the Hedge Row History Podcast
and is part of our discussion on the early bardic schools in
Ireland which fell as the hedge schools were being born, both
suffering from the events of the 17th century.

Viking Raids
We have early records of Viking raids from Scandinavia which included
landings at Galway Bay on the north of Clare and up the Shannon River
into Limerick in the south of the county.

Part of Thomand
When the new geographical division called ‘Co. Clare’ was formed in
1565, it would hold most of the territory earlier known as Thomand.
In earlier times the territory of Thomand was larger than Co. Clare,
containing major parts of Co. Limerick and Co. Tipperary, running to
the borders of Kilkenny and Queens County. The exact boundaries were
somewhat flexible, rising and falling with the fortunes of the families of
Thomand.

Geography
Co. Clare is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on the west, and by Lough
Derg and the Shannon river on the east and south. It is thus separated
from Tipperary, Limerick and Kerry. These natural barriers would become
a part of the reason Clare remained independent for so long. They also give
Clare a flavor of its own.

Thousands Flee to County ClareIt is not surprising to find links between the families of Limerick, Tipperary
and Clare. Because of the close geography and because of a shared history
within the kingdom of Thomand. In the 17th century we find Irish from all
over Ireland ‘invited’ into Clare. For example, dispossessed Irish in nearby
Co. Kerry were given rights to settle in the barony of the Burren in Co. Clare.
(see map for examples)………

The Podcast is my ‘radio’ show, with extra comments.
The Blog reader is a computer that ‘reads’ this blog.
The Blog has additional entries, and written shownotes.
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Coming Up:
Chinese Irish and Irish in China
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Time to raise our eyes skywards, give thanks, and ask for help !Here are todays “Magnificent Seven” :

1) Welcome Diana Fyfe, as a full sponsor member, searching
for Neylon. Her grandmother, Agnes was born in 1884, her
her mother was Mary…..

2) Welcome new member William Trainor of Sugar City, CO.
searching for Traynor and Trainor.

3) Welcome new member Richard Conley of Waterloo, Iowa !
Your Irish Families Book has shipped as well… Thank You..

4) Ruth B. Sanderson of Shawnee, KS your County Fermanagh
and County Louth genealogy book has shipped !

6) Daniel O’Lowry of Christianburg, VA your Book of Irish Families,
great and small, has shipped !

7) Larry Phillip of Neenah, WI, welcome as a new member.
Looking for Charles Nolen who came to Rockford, IL., 1854 from
County Carlow and Austin & Anna O’Malley who lived Rockford,
Byron & Pecatonia, IL.

Check out our online search list at:

http://www.irishroots.com/content/view/21/45/

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Thanks to all of our members – without you these
podcasts would not be possible – !
Sponsors are welcome and needed.
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History of the Name
Traditionally known as Lords of the Burren, this name comes
from Co. Clare, the county which has always been the center
of O’Loughlin country.
Lochlain (A.D. 953) is the man from whom the name is taken.
Originally from the same clan as the O’Conners, two brothers
split the clan with one forming the O’Loughlins and the other
the O’Conners in the 10th century.
Corcomroe was the area inhabited by this family, and they ruled
over the area known as the Burren, meaning the “Rocky Place.”
O’Loughlin retained all of the Burren until the invasions of
Cromwell. The occupiers remarked that the Burren, “had not
enough water to drown a man, wood enough to hang him, nor dirt
enough to bury him. This statement may have been true then,
but the O’Loughlins thrive there to this day none the less..
(partial extract of information on the name )

1) O’Loughlin of County Clare is given and illustrated in the
Irish Book of Arms, with a man in armour on the coat and an
anchor as the crest.
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Coming Up Later in this episode:
The Eagles Return to the West of Ireland
_________________________________________________________The Free Master online index at www.Irishroots.com shows:
Listings for the name numerous times, here are a few examples:

1) The Birth Index of Ireland
2) Irish Genealogies book, from Keatings History of Ireland
3) The Families of County Galway
4) The Families of County Clare
5) Tribes and Customs of the Hy Many. O’Donovan.
6) Annals of Ireland by the Four Masters (numerous)
including O’Loughlin branch of the O’Neills; of Aileach, of Burren,
of Clare, and of Tyrone.

6) The Kilfenora Céilli band just celebrated it’s 100th anniversary
last year, and is one of Irelands best known traditional Irish music
bands, and they hail from County Clare. It’s history can be traced
back to the fife and drum band there back in the 1870’s. Kilfenora
descendants also began the first Irish family history podcast in 2006,
right here….. of course.http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2010/0209/1224264030386.html

…….So end the notes from the Irish Hedge Row today.
You can see the entire series at www.Irishroots.com.
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_________________________________________________The Hedge School has 8 Broadcast series, including :

The History of Ireland
Irish in America
Irish Video Shorts
Irish Song and recitation
Irish Family History and genealogy
Irish Family History photo enhanced with links.
Travel Ireland.

About Your Host
Mike O’Laughlin
Mike descends from the O’Loughlins of Kilfenora, County Clare,
and the O’Donahues of Glenflesk, County Kerry. He also bears
Sullivan, Buckley, Kilmartin, Llewellyn and Kelliher roots.
A one of a kind resource, Mike is the most published author
his field, including books; newsletters; podcasts; and videos.